dost dushman ne kiye qatl ke saman kya kya
jaan-e-mushtaq ke paida hue khwahan kya kya

aafaten dhati hai wo nargis-e-fatan kya kya
dagh deti hai mujhe gardish-e-dauran kya kya

phir saki mere gale par na chhuri hai zalim
warna gardun se hue kar-e-numayan kya kya

husn mein pahlu-e-khurshid magar dabega
dur khinchta hai hamara mah-e-taban kya kya

ru-e-dilbar ki safa se tha bada hi dawa
samne ho ke hua aaina hairan kya kya

aankhen gesu ke tasawwur mein raha karti hain band
lutf dikhlata hai ye khwab-e-pareshan kya kya

gardish-e-chashm dikhata hai kabhi gardish-e-jam
meri tadbir mein phirta hai ye dauran kya kya

chashm-e-bina bhi ata ki dil-e-agah bhi diya
mere allah ne mujh par kiye ehsan kya kya

dost ne jab na dam-e-zabh sisakta chhoda
mere dushman hue hans hans ke pasheman kya kya

gardish-e-nargis-e-fattan ne to diwana kiya
dekho jankwae kunen chah-e-zanakhdan kya kya

jal gaya aag mein aap apne main manind-e-chinar
piste rah gae dant arra-o-sohan kya kya

kuchh kahe koi main munh dekh ke rah jata hun
kam dimaghi ne kiya hai mujhe hairan kya kya

garm hargiz na hua pahlu-e-khali be-yar
yaad aawegi mujhe fasl-e-zamistan kya kya

koi mardud-e-khalaiq nahin mujh sa 'atish'
kya kahun kahte hain hindu-o-musalman kya kya